Harold Dieterle III (born 1977 in of West Babylon, New York) is an American chef, best known as the winner of the first season of the Bravo television network's reality television series Top Chef. His signature dish is spicy duck meatballs.

Dieterle was a 1997 graduate of the Culinary Institute of America. His professional career began at Della Femina in the Hamptons for two years. That was followed by three years at Red Bar and two years at 1770 House, both in New York City. For almost five year, he was a sous-chef at The Harrison restaurant in New York.

In October of 2005, Dieterle competed in and won the first season of Top Chef. Following his win on the series, he left The Harrison in early 2006 to plan the opening of his own restaurant. His restaurant, Perilla, opened in May 2007 in New York City.

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• Perilla restaurant website